Projects and Initiatives

The electric system improvements to Ann Arbor region will enhance the reliability of electric service to the area and create additional capacity to support growth throughout the region. Construction continues on schedule and is anticipated to be completed by early 2019.

Projects and Initiatives

Our Customers

ITC Holdings Inc. and CIPCO share an integrated system area in Iowa to transmit electricity to residents in both rural and urban areas. Gary Slaby, vice president utility operations for CIPCO, details the partnership and its benefits.

Our Customers

A Modern Power Grid

WIRES recently applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to proceed on Grid Resiliency, asserting that a robust transmission grid offers resource diversity and operational flexibility that is critically important to prevent, mitigate and recover from service disruptions.

A Modern Power Grid

Operational Excellence

ITC’s operational excellence continues as it recorded a .5 incident rate in 2017 compared to the EEI average of 1.5. The lost work day rate at .15 was also considerably lower than the EEI average of .45.

Operational Excellence

Community Approach

ITC partnered with the Michigan Science Center to host a special Arbor Day program for students throughout Michigan. The program will highlight the museum’s new ECHO Distance Learning Program that uses video conferencing to connect classrooms to a museum educator in real time.

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ITC launched its Power of Caring initiative today, expanding its Charitable Giving program to include employee volunteerism. The inaugural Power of Caring Volunteer Day was held today with a company-wide day of volunteering with community organizations across ITC’s eight state footprint.

Dusky Terry has been named president of ITC Midwest and vice president, ITC Holdings Corp. He succeeds and reports to Krista Tanner, who in February was promoted to senior vice president and chief business unit officer for ITC Holdings Corp.

MADISON, Wis. – Following years of public involvement and regulatory review, American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative have received approval for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

A new high-voltage electric transmission line linking southeast Iowa to northeast Missouri has been energized, including a segment built by ITC Midwest. This section of the MVP 7 line stretches from the Ottumwa Generating Station (OGS) near Chillicothe, Iowa to an Ameren substation located near Adair, Missouri.

Following years of planning and construction, ITC Midwest has completed a major new, high-voltage electric transmission line. MVP 4 is one of 17 Multi-Value Projects (MVPs) approved by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) to provide access to low-cost electricity generation, improve reliability and efficiency, and expand access to renewable energy resources throughout the Midwest.

NOVI, Michigan (May 22, 2019) – ITC will be conducting its semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission towers and lines in Michigan from approximately May 28 – June 25, weather permitting. The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system that is operated by ITC’s Michigan operating entities, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC).

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 –ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 – ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota, from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 – ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory in central and southwest Iowa from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC. The aerial inspections will cover the company’s lines in central and southwest Iowa.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – April 30, 2019 – ITC will be conducting semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory in east central and southeast Iowa, as well as extreme northwestern Illinois and one county in Missouri, from approximately May 13-24, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC’s Iowa-based operating entity, ITC Midwest LLC.

ITC's proposed Lake Erie Connector ("LEC") project will complement the IESO's efforts to save Ontarians billions of dollars in energy costs by creating a new corridor between Ontario and the U.S. for exporting and importing electricity.

ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC) today announced that Krista Tanner has been promoted to senior vice president and chief business unit officer for ITC Holdings Corp., effective February 18, 2019. Tanner will also remain president of ITC Midwest, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp.

ITC Midwest, the provider of electricity transmission service to the Marshalltown area, has committed $25,000 in financial support for disaster relief recovery and rebuilding following the devastating July tornado.

Michigan Tech has received a $75,000 gift from ITC Holdings Corp. to support the renovation of the ECE Learning Center in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The renovated space will provide a clean, well-equipped place for undergraduate students in electrical engineering and computer engineering to study together and participate in peer mentoring with learning center coaches.

ITC’s Michigan operating entities ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC), which own and operate the high-voltage electricity grid in most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, are lighting up 10 of their 150-foot tall transmission towers -- with colorful holiday decorations again this year.

Following years of planning and construction, ITC Midwest has completed and energized a major new, high voltage electric transmission line. As a 110-mile segment of Multi-Value Project (MVP) 3, the 345,000 volt (345 kV) transmission line connects ITC Midwest’s Lakefield Junction and Huntley substations in southern Minnesota, and the Ledyard switching substation and MidAmerican Energy’s Kossuth County substation, in northern Iowa.

Michigan State University students are getting hands-on experience working on a wide array of social challenges through InnovateGov, an experiential learning program within the College of Social Science. ITC Holdings Corp. is supporting the program with a $100,000 donation.

ITC will be conducting its semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately Sept. 24 through Oct. 5, weather permitting. The aerial inspections in the company’s southwest and southeast regions will cover the company’s lines in central and southern Iowa, as well as limited areas in northern Missouri and western Illinois.

ITC will be conducting its semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately Sept. 24 through Oct. 5, weather permitting. The aerial inspections in the company’s southeast and northeast regions will cover the company’s lines in eastern Iowa.